Agenda - 06-06-2017 - 6-b - Request for Proposal Award of $2.5 Million of 2016 Bond Funds

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 6, 2017 Action Agenda Item No. 6-b SUBJECT: Request for Proposal Award of$2.5 Million of 2016 Bond Funds DEPARTMENT: Housing Human Rights and Community Development ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette M. Moore, (919) 245-2453 PURPOSE: To award the Request for Proposal ("RFP") #5228 for $2.5 million of 2016 Affordable Housing Bond funds. BACKGROUND: On November 8, 2016 an Orange County Referendum was approved by voters for five million dollars for affordable housing. On February 7, 2017 the BOCC approved release of an RFP for the use of $2.5 million of the Affordable Housing Bond funds. The deadline for submitting a proposal for the bond funds was March 31, 2017. The following responses to the RFP #5228 were received: 2016 Affordable Housing Bond Funds# RFP 5228 Responses to Request for Proposal PROPOSAL REQUEST PROJECT Habitat for Humanity of $925,000 Parcel 3b of the Waterstone Orange County Residential Development CASA $646,200 Merritt Mill East CASA $746,500 Merritt Mill West EmPOWERment $264,400 606 Bynum Street EmPOWERment $211,300 116 Cole Street Center for Homeownership Incomplete N/A and EDS, Inc. A review committee consisting of the Deputy County Manager, Finance Director, Asset Management Director, Planning and Inspections Director, Housing, Interim Human Rights and Community Director, and a member of both the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and Orange County Housing Authority Board reviewed the applications using the criteria approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The total amount of the proposals received was $2,793,400, which exceeded the $2.5 million available by $293,400. The review committee is recommending the following projects be awarded funding in the amounts provided below: